Sunday, April 26th to Saturday, May 2nd

Sunday, April 26th to Saturday, May 2nd
Month of April, 111.7 miles, 15 out of 30 days, 7.45 miles/run
Year to end of April: 439.5 miles, 71 out of 120 days, 6.19 miles/run

Flights at work (24 steps/flight)
Mon: 12, Tue: 18, Wed: 17, Thu: 13, Fri: 21

Steps:
Sun: 26783, Mon: 6308, Tue: 9218, Wed: 10776, Thu: 9909, Fri: 8373(?)

I ran 4 times this week, 36.4 miles

Sun: 20.5 miles, 3:32:29, 10:22 pace, 50F, cloudy, a little windy, OK to mile 14, walked after 17, left knee pain. I should have worn my IT band wraps!! I ran the first 5 miles in 8:13 pace. I ran out 10 miles just past Caring for Cats on Island Cottage Rd in Greece just fine in 1:25:47, 8:35. I stopped for water and 2 packets of Gu. Then I started back. I was sort of fine at mile 14, 8:58 pace, but my left knee started to hurt. I started a run/walk, then just walked it in at 16.7 miles ... which takes a while! It just wasn't worth it to keep on pounding on my left knee ... I am familiar with this type of pain, it's an IT band injury just I like had on my right knee. I would like to run a sub 4 marathon sometime in my life but I don't know if I will be able to with my knees. I could be pushing too much. It's a good thing I didn't run the BPAC 6 Hour Distance Classic in Buffalo. It would not have been pretty!

I lazed around the rest of the day ... groaning every time I had to get up. I watched the end of the 2OT game between Boston and Detroit,link here, and the Nascar race (good thing Carl Edwards didn't go into the stands at the end), link here. I also rewatched the lastest James Bond, Quantum of Solace, from NetFlix.

Mon: Rest day. I wore my left IT Band wrap all day. My left knee ached all day.

Tue: Another rest day. I wanted to ... but decided not to.

Wed: 6.2 miles, 59:02, 9:31 pace, Mendon Ponds Green & Blue trail, 50F, easy, sunny, calm, some walking stops, no pain. My left knee initially complained but got into the swing of things pretty quickly. Almost no mud ... nice run in the woods!

Thu: 5.6 miles, 55:05, 9:50 pace, Medved Madness Leg #3, 60F, easy, cloudy, sprinkles, walking stops, no pain.

I ran with a group of hardcore trail runners who will be most likely running the Medved Madness on Sunday. I definitely found some mud. I didn't have my laces quite tight enough ... I lost my left trail shoe in the first deep mud puddle that I tried to hop over. I took a couple of steps before I could stop. Someone behind me to retrieved my trail shoe. I put it back on and laced it tight. I didn't have much endurance for some reason, maybe I should have more to eat before running.

Fri: 4.1 miles, 32:00, 7:48 pace, FF Happy Hour run, 60F, a little hard, 3 walking stops, no pain. I had some trouble keeping it going. I think a third night of running in a row was on my mind. I just couldn't relax and zone it out. I watched The Terminator from NetFlix.

Sat: Rest day. I got out and about. Signed up for the Medved Madness 15 mile Trail Run tomorrow morning, wore the tech shirt all day. Got some running stuff at Medved and FleetFeet. Then I headed out to Newark to see my kids and out to Lyons to see my father. I was out of running socks so I broke down and did laundry. I went out to Six Pockets to watch Game 7 of the Bulls-Celtics series. A country rock band by the name of JB & Company was playing.

Keeping active, Doug